gifflefunk Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 Ok, near as I can figure here is the organizational layout of the "Universal Comics Group": Es-Et-Go Magazines was the art shop where L.B. Cole was employed. Holyoke Printing, Holyoke, Mass. was the print shop Publishers Distributing Company [PDC symbol on the covers] did the distribution. All three companies were owned by Frank Z. Temerson and Irving W. Ullman. Aside from their own publications (those commonly refered to as Holyoke or Continental) they would also crank out a lot of dreck for anyone with the cash (and Cole would often toss a cool cover on an otherwise smelly pile of cr*p). Here is the list of "member companies" for this group (as near as I can puzzle out): Universal Comics Group ----------------------------- B. Antin Magazines D.S. Publishing Co. E.R. Ross Publishing L.L. Baird Almanac Publishing Co. Bailey Enterprises Bernard Bailey Enterprises Bailey Publ. Co. Carlton Cima Publications Circus Comics Continental Magazines Continental Publ. Croyden Publishers Croyden Publications Enwil Associates Et-Es-Go Magazines, Inc. Farm Women's Publishing (Gail Hillson) Gerona Publications Helnit Publ. Co. Holyoke Publishing Co. Jay Burtis Publ. Jay-Jay Corp. Narrative Magazines Narrative Publ. Orbit Publications (owned by Rae Herman, Frank Temerson's secretary) Our Publishing Co. Patches Publ. Public Recreations Rewl Publications Rural Home Special Action Swapper Quarterly Swappers Quarterly Tem Publishing Co. Toytown Publications Temerson and Ullman were a shifty pair and it appears they helped Victor Fox protect his cash cow title, Blue Beetle, when Fox was hounded by creditors in 1942. It looks like Fox moved Blue Beetle over to Holyoke (while still maintaining ownership) and then declared bankruptcy. He probably continued to generate an income from this title and used it to help fund his company's rebirth in 1944 (at which point the Blue Beetle transfered back to Fox directly). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 Thanks, gifflefunk. Good info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
generic user Posted August 2, 2006 Share Posted August 2, 2006 Just stumbled across this post. Thanks for all the hard to find information. I've been accumulating these suckers for two years or so and bet I have less than a dozen of them. Here's Variety #2 (copyright 1945 by Croydon Publishing Company, with a mention that all material came from Lloyd Jacquet Studios). As you can see from the splash pages, the title lived up to its name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
generic user Posted August 2, 2006 Share Posted August 2, 2006 Here's one of Rewl Publications Inc., Blazing #3 from September 1944. Artwork by Funnies Inc. The Green Turtle had a kid sidekick by the name of 'Burma Boy'. Another really lame name for a character Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gifflefunk Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 After a couple more years of mulling through this mess, I finally decided to get things organized (through my Indicia Project). A lot of the companies lumped together previously under "Rural Home" have fallen out of the list I put together two years ago using the PR Publications website data and other sources (like Nolan's article). In many cases I think prior researchers had lumped books together based on characters that may have appeared on the pages between the covers. So Bernard Baily studio, Funnies Inc., Jason Comic Art studio and Lloyd Jacquet studio material might turn up in the books from several publishers leading one to conclude erroneously that there existed a publication relationship when there was only a relationship between publishers and content providers. Charlton Comics Group (Charles/Charlton/Childrens/Frank Comunale/Special Action) Croydon Holyoke (Continental/Et-Es-Go/Helnit/Holyoke/Nita/Tem) Universal Comic Group (Baird/Rewl/Rural Home) Wanted Comic Group (Orbit/Patches/Taffy/Toytown) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreatEscape Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 Always loved the Eagle #1 cover...that's when I became a Rural Home fan! GE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kryptonitecomics Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Always loved the Eagle #1 cover...that's when I became a Rural Home fan! GE Very sweet comic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Davis Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 I put togther this Rural Home / Croydon checklist a while back using GCD and other sources. I probably far from complete but I thought it was worth putting up here as I included the imprints concerned after the title... Rural Home /Croydon Publishing Co. 1944 1946 47 Comics Total Issues Title Start Year End Year Issues Published 1 Atomic Bomb Comics [Jay Burtis Imprint] 1946 1946 1 6 Blazing Comics [baird, Enwil] 1944 1945 1 to 6 6 Blue Circle Comics [baird, Enwil] 1944 1945 6 (Variants Exist) 1 Captain Wizard Comics [Croydon] 1946 1946 1 2 Circus Comics [Farm Women's] 1945 1945 1 to 2 2 Cannonball Comics [Croydon] 1945 1945 1 to 2 2 Eagle Comics [Croydon] 1945 1945 1 to 2 1 Funland Comics [Croydon] 1945 1945 1 2 Laffy-Daffy Comics [Rural Home] 1945 1945 1 to 2 1 Life's Like That [Croydon] 1945 1945 nn 2 Mask Comics [Croydon] 1945 1945 1 to 2 1 Merry Comics [Carlton] 1945 1945 1 1 Merry-Go-Round [Croydon] 1946 1946 1 1 Meteor Comics [baird, Enwil] 1945 1945 1 1 Miss Cairo Jones [Croydon] 1945 1945 1 1 Nebbs, The [Croydon] 1945 1945 1 1 Patches [Enwil,Rural Home] 1945 1945 1 (Later issues by Orbit) 4 Red Band Comics [Enwil, Universal] 1944 1945 1 to 4 4 Red Circle Comics [Enwil, Rural Home] 1945 1945 1 to 4 1 Top Spot Comics [Gerona] 1945 1945 1 1 Triple Threat Comics [Gerona] 1945 1945 1 3 Variety Comics [Rural Home] 1944 1946 1 to 3 1 World Famous Stories Comics [Croydon] 1945 1945 1 1 Zoom Comics [Carlton] 1945 1945 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Davis Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 (edited) Sadly the formatting did not paste too well from my spreadsheet. Gifflefunk, I take it from your recent posts you now think Croydon was a seperate outfit unconnected to Rural Home? Earl. Edited February 9, 2009 by Earl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gifflefunk Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 A good thread on this can be found here: http://goldenagecomics.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,1083.0.html They mentioned/cited stuff I had posted here which is why I wanted to "update" my findings in this thread. JVJ over there has some good information explaining why some things have been erroneously linked together in the past (content provider connection v. publishing connection). So TNT and Triple Threat are Charlton books even though the same characters appear in Atomic Bomb, Top Spot, K-O Komics, Zoom Comics, and Merry Comics (Baily studio material): Atomic Bomb (Jay Burtis) ------------------------ Beau Brummell Special Agent 1 Airmale and Stampy Teeny Mc Sweeny Captain Milksop KO Komics (Gerona) ------------------- Duke of Darkness Prof. Jabberwacky Magnificent Epod Menace Merry Comics (Carlton) ---------------------- Bogeyman Teeny Mc Sweeny Dr. Mercy King O'Leary Snappy Comics (Cima) -------------------- Special Agent 1 Sorcerer and the Apprentice Beau Brumell Airmaile and Stampy Prof. Jabberwacky Top Spot (Top Spot) ------------------- Duke of Darkness Prof. Jabberwacky Magnificent Epod Menace TNT Comics (Charles Publishing; early Charlton imprint) ---------------------------------------- TNT Murders Beau Brummell Yellowjacket Shnook Triple Threat Comics (Special Action Comics; early Charlton imprint) ------------------------------------------------------ King O'Leary Duke of Darkness Beau Brummell Menace Magnificent Epod Whippet Wilkens Zoom (Carlton) -------------- Dr. Mercy Captain Milksop Satanas Bogeyman (text) King O'Leary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gifflefunk Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 Correct. I no longer believe Croydon to be part of the Universal Comic Group (Baird/Rewl/Rural Home). I don't see any evidence of a connection other than making the assumption that since Lloyd Jacquet Studio did the content for Croydon's Variety Comics series and that Funnies Inc. was a content provider for Universal that the two were somehow related at a publishing level (I'm not even sure if Lloyd Jacquet was still involved with Funnies Inc. in 1944-1946. All signs indicate that he sold Funnies Inc. and started the Lloyd Jacquet Studio). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Davis Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 Have you seen this before. A useful source of publisher data... Source: From: US Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Juvenile Deliquency. 1955-6. Library of Congress Catalogue Card Number 77-90720 Information obtained by the subcommitee indicates that, while there are 112 seemingly seperate and distinct corporations engaged in the publication of comic books, these corporations, through such decices as common-stock holders and officer and family ties are in fact owned and controlled by a relatively small group of men and women. Thus the 676 comic-book titles are published by 111 corporations owned by only 121 persons or families in addition to 1 coporation which has many stockholders. Comic Book Publishers and Comic Book Titles, Spring 1954 A.A. Wyn, Inc. 23 West 47th Street, New York, N.Y. (Ace): Glamorous Romances, Hand of Fate, Love Experience, Real Love, Web of Mystery Ace Magazines, Inc., 23 West 47th Street, New York, N.Y. (Ace): Complete Love, Ten Story Love Allen Hardy Associates, 500 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. (Allen Hardy): Danger, Death Valley, Dynamite, House of Horror, Love and Kisses, Weird Terror [Earl comments - company more often known as Comic Media) Animirth Comics Inc., 270 Park Avenue, New York, N.Y. (Atlas): Adventures Into Weird Worlds, Homer Hooper, Marines in Battle, 3D Action, Riot, Western Outlaws Archie Comic Publications, Inc., 241 Church Street, New York, N.Y.: Archie Comics (7 titles), Pep Comics, Wilbur Comics Aragon Magazines, Inc., 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. (Stanley P. Morse): Mister Mystery Arnold Publications, Inc., 347 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y. (Quality): Buster Bear, Marmaduke Mouse Atlas News Co., Inc., 270 Park Avenue, New York, N.Y. (Atlas): Buck Duck, Lovers, Police Action Avon Periodicals, Inc., 575 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y. (Avon): All True Detective Cases, Eerie, Funny Tunes, Jesse James, Merry Mouse, Peter Rabit, Peter Rabbit Jumbo Book, Realistic Romance, Romantic Love, Sensational Police Cases, Space Comics, Space Mouse, Space Thrillers, Spotty The Pup, Super Pup, Wild Bill Hickok Bard Publishing Corp., 270 PArk Avenue, New York, N.Y. (Atlas): Patsy Walker Best Syndicated Features, Inc., 45 West 45th Street, New York, N.Y. (ACG): Adventures Into The Unknown, The Kilroys, Romantic Adventures Better Publications, Inc., 10 East 40th Street, New York, N.Y. (Standard): Exciting War, Popular Romances Beverly Publishing Co., 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, N.Y.: Secret Hearts Broadcast Features Publications, Inc., 270 Park Avenue, New York, N.Y. (Atlas): Girls' Life, My Friend Irma Canam Publishers Sales Corp., 270 Park Avenue, New York, N.Y. (Atlas): Arrow Head, Black Rider, Journey Into Mystery, 3D Tales of the West. Chipiden Publications Corp., 270 Park Avenue, New York, N.Y. (Atlas): Human Torch, Strange Tales Classic Syndicate, Inc., 270 Park Avenue, New York, N.Y. (Atlas): Crazy Close-Up, Inc., 241 Church Street, New York, N.Y. (Archie): Archie's Girls Betty & Veronica, Ginger Comics, Katy Keane Comics, Laugh Comics, Super Duck Comics, Suzie Comics Comic Combine Corp, 270 Park Avenue, New York, N.Y. (Atlas): Men's Adventures, Sub Mariner, The Outlaw Kid Comic Favorites, Inc., 347 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y. (Quality): Gabby, Jonesy Comic Magazines, 347 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y. (Quality): Blackhawk, Brides Romances, Candy, G.I. Combat, G.I. Sweethearts, Heart Throbs, Love Confessions, Love Letters, Love Secrets, Plastic Man, T-Man, True War Romances, Web of Evil, Wedding Bells Cornell Publishing Corp., 270 Park Avenue, New York, N.Y. (Atlas): Crime Fighters, Spaceman Crestwood Publishing Co., Inc., 1790 Broadway, New York, N.Y. (Prize): Black Magic, Young Love Current Detective Stories, Inc., 270 Park Avenue, New York, N.Y. (Atlas): Navy Action Dell Publishing Co., Inc., 261 Fifth Avenue, New York N.Y. (Dell): Monthlies: Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan, Gene Audry Comics, Loony Toons and Merrie Melodies Comics, Marge's Little Lulu, Roy Rogers Comics, The Lone Ranger, Tom and Jerry Comics, Walter Lantz New Funnies Bimonthlies: Bugs Bunny, Carl Anderson's Henry, Cisco Kid, Howdy Doody, Little Iodine, MGM's Lassie, Porky Pig, Walter Lantz Andy Panda, Walter Lantz Woody Woodpecker Quarterlies: Ben Bowie & His Mountain Men, Flying A's, Range Rider, Henry Aldrich, Hi-Yo Silver, I Love Lucy, Indain Chief, Jace Pearson-Texas Rangers, King of the Royal Mounted, Marge's Tubby, Popeye, Queen of the West-Dale Evans, Rex Allen, Rin Tin Tin, Rootie Kazootie, Sergeant Preston of the Yukon, Tom Corbett-Space Cadet, Tonto, Trigger, Tweety & Sylvester, Walt Kelly's Pogo Possum, Western Roundup, Wild Bill Elliott, Zane Grey's Picturized Editions Semi-annuals: Andy Hardy, Beany & Cecil, Bozo the Clown, Buck Jones, Francis The Talking Mule, Gerald McBoing Boing, Johnny Mack Brown, Krazy Kat, Little Scouts, Max Brand's Silvertipp, Oswald The Rabbit, Zorro Annuals: Beetle Bailey, Bugs Bunny (Album, Christmas Funnies, Halloween Parade, Vacation Funnies, Charlie McCarthy, Daffy, Double Trouble With Goober, Elmer Fudd, Ernest Haycox's Western Marshal, Flash Gordon, Frosty The Snowman, Gypsy Cult, Jungle Jim, Knights of the Round Table, Little Beaver, Marge's Little Lulu - Tubby Annual, Milton Caniff's Steve Canyon, Napoleon, Prince Valiant, Rageddy Ann & Andy, Rhubarb The Millionaire Cat, Rivets, Rusty Riley, Santa Claus Funnies, Son of Black Beauty, Spike N'Tyke, Super Curcus, Susie Q. Smith, The Brownies, The Green Hornet, The Little King, The Lone Ranger's Western Treasury, Tom & Jerry (Summer Fun, Winter Carnival), 3D Flukey Kazootie, 3D Rootie Kazootie, Uncle Wiggly, Walt Kelly's Pogo Parade, Walter Lantz Woody Woodpecker Back to School Educational Comics, Inc., 225 Lafayette Street, New York, N.Y. (EC): Mad Excellent Publications, Inc., 30 East 60th Street, New York, N.Y. (Farrell): Billy Bunny, Swift Arrow Fables Publishing Co., Inc., 225 Lafayette Street, New York, N.Y. (EC): Haunt of Fear, Two-Fisted Tales, Weird Science-Fantasy Family Comics, Inc., 1860 Broadway, New York, N.Y. (Harvey): Casper Famous Authors, Ltd., 101 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. (Classics Illustrated): Classics Illustrated, Junior Series: No. 501-Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs, No. 502-The Ugly Duckling, No. 503-Cinderella, No. 504-The Pied Piper, No. 505-Sleeping Beauty, No. 506-The Three Pigs, No. 507-Jack and The Beanstalk, No. 508-Goldilocks and The Three Bears, No. 509-Beauty and The Beast, No. 510-Little Red Riding Riding Hood Famous Funnies Publications, 500 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. (Famous): Famous Funnies, New Heroic Comics, Personal Love Farrell Comics, Inc., 30 East 60th Street, New York, N.Y. (Farrell): Haunted Thrills, Lone Rider, Strange Fantasy Fawcett Publications, Inc., 67 West 44th Street, New York, N.Y. (Fawcett): Captain Marvel Adventures, Funny Animals, Hopalong Cassidy, Lash LaRue, Marvel Family, Rocky Lane, 6-Gun Heroes, Tex Ritter, This Magazine is Haunted Feature Publications, Inc., 1790 Broadway, New York, N.Y. (Prize): Frankenstein, Prize Western Comics, Young Brides, Young Romance Fiction House, Inc., 1658 Summer Street, Stamford Comm. (Fiction House): Ghost Stories Fight Stories, Inc., 1658 Summer Street, Stamford Comm. (Fiction House): Knockout, Monster Foto Parade, Inc., 270 Park Avenue, New York, N.Y. (Atlas): Battle Four Star Publications, Inc., 30 East Street, New York, N.Y. (Farrell): Fantastic Fears, Voodoo Gem Publications, Inc., 270 Park Avenue, New York, N.Y. (Atlas): Patsy & Hedy Gilberton Co., Inc., 101 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. (Classics Illustrated): Picture Progress (issue monthly during school year) Gilmor Magazines, Inc., 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. (Stanley P. Morse): Radiant Love, Weird Mysteries Glen-Kel Publishing Co., 1658 Summer Street, Stamford, Conn. (Fiction House): Jungle Comics, Kaanga Jungle King Harvey Enterprises, Inc., 1860 Broadway, New York, N.Y. (Harvey): Dotty Dripple, First Love, Little Dot Harvey Picture Magazines, Inc., 1860 Broadway, New York, N.Y. (Harvey): Little Audry, Warfront Harvey Publications, Inc., 1860 Broadway, New York, N.Y. (Harvey): Blondie Comics, Dagwood Comics, Daisy and Her Pups, Tracy Comics, Joe Palooka Comics, Little Max Comics, Sad Sack Comics, Tomb of Terror Harvey Publications, 1860 Broadway, New York, N.Y. (Harvey): Jiggs & Maggie, Katzenjammer Kids, Rags Rabbit, Riply's Believe It or Not Headline Publications Corp., 270 Park Avenue, New York, N.Y. (Atlas): Dixie Dugen, Fighting America, Headline Comics, Justice Traps the Guilty Hercules Publishing Corp., 270 Park Avenue, New York, N.Y. (Atlas): Ringo Kid, Spy Cases, Two Gun Kid Home Comics, Inc., 1860 Broadway, New York, N.Y. (Harvey): Black CAt, First Romance, Hi-School Romance, Love Problems, Teen Age Brides I.C. Publishing Co., 225 Lafayette Street, New York, N.Y. (EC): Tales FRom The Crypt Illustrated Humor, Inc., 1860 Broadway, New York, N.Y. (Harvey): Flip Interstate Publishing Corp., 270 Park Avenue, New York, N.Y. (Atlas): Outlaw Fighters, Wild, Young Men Jay Jay Corp., North Eighth Street, St. Louis, Mo.: Judo Joe Joseph A. Wolfert, 32 Broadway, New York, N.Y.: Algie, Aminal Adventures, Blazing Western, Crime Detector, Police Against Crime Junior Books, Inc., 23 West 47th Street, New York, N.Y. (ACE): Crime Must Pay The Penalty K.K. Publications, Inc., Poughkeepsie, New York, N.Y. (Dell): Red Ryder Comics, Walt Disney Comics and Stories Key Publications, Inc., 45 West 45th Street, New York, N.Y. (Stanley P. Morrse): Hector, Ideal Romance, Peter Cottontails, Weird Chills Leading Magazines Corp., Inc., 270 Park Avenue, New York, N.Y. (Atlas): Kid Colt Outlaw Leverett S. Gleason, 114 East 32d Street, New York, N.Y. (Lev Gleason): Black Diamond, Boy Illustories, Boy Loves Girl, Buster Crabbe, Crime Does Not Pay, Crime and Punishment, Daredevil, Lovers Lane, Squeeks Literary Enterprises, Inc., 100 East 40th Street, New York, N.Y. (Standard): Buster Bunny, Lucky Duck, Sniffy The Pip, Supermouse L. L. Publishing Co., Inc., 225 Lafayette Street, New York, N.Y. (EC): Crime Suspense Stories, The Vault of Horror Love Romances Publishing Co., Inc., 1658 Summer Street, Standord, Conn. (Fiction House): Planet Comics Magazine Enterprises, 11 Park Place, New York, N.Y. (ME): Badmen of the West, Best of the West, Cave Girl, Dream Book of Love, Dream Book of Romance, Durango Kid, Ghost Rider, Great Western, Home Run, Hot Dog, Muggsy Mouse, Red Fox, Red Hawk, Straight Arrow, Tim Holt (now Red Mask), Undercover Girl, White Indian Male Publishing Corp., 270 Park Avenue, New York, N.Y. (Atlas): Justice, Spellbound, World's Greatest Songs Manvis Publications, Inc., 270 Park Avenue, New York, N.Y. (Atlas): True Secrets Marjean Magazine Corp., 270 Park Avenue, New York, N.Y. (Atlas): My Own Romance Marvel Comics, Inc., 270 Park Avenue, New York, N.Y. (Atlas): Marvel Tales Master Comics, Inc., 11 East 44th Street, New York, N.Y.: Dark Mysteries Mikeross Publications, Inc., 55 West 42d Street, New York, N.Y.: Get Lost, Heart and Soul Miss America Publishing Corp., 270 Park Avenue, New York, N.Y. (Atlas): Miss America Mystery Publishing Co., Inc. 500 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. (Allen Hardy): All True Romance, Dear Lonely Hearts, Horrific, Noodnik National Comics Publications, Inc., 430 Lexington Avenue, New York, N.Y. (Superman-DC): Action Comics, Adventure Coomics, All American Men of War, All Star Western, Animal Antics, Batman, Big Town, Bob Hope (The Adventures of), Buzzy, Comic Cavalcade, Date With Judy, Detective Comics, Everything Happens to Harvey, Flippety and Flop, Fox and Crow, Funny Folks, Funny Stuff, Gang Buster, Here's Howie, Hopalong Cassidy, House of Mystery, Leading Comics, Leave it to Binky, Martin and Lewis, Mr. District Attorney, Mutt and Jeff, Mystery in Space, Our Army at War, Peter Panda, Peter Porkchops, Real Screen Comics, Rex the Wonder Dog, Star Spangled War Stories, Strange Adventures, Superboy, Superman, Tomhawk, Western Comics, Wonder Woman, World's Finest Comics Newsstand Publications, Inc., 270 Park Avenue, New York, N.Y. (Atlas): Man Comics Official Magazine Corp., 270 Park Avenue, New York, N.Y. (Atlas): Battleground, Bible Tales for Young Folk, Little Lizzie, Lorna The Jungle Girl, Mystic, Wendy Parker Our Publishing Co., 114 East 32d Street, New York, N.Y.: Love Diary, Love Journal Peridical House, Inc., 23 West 47th Street, New York, N.Y. (ACE): Baffling Mysteries, Love at First Sight Pflaum, George A., 38 West 5th Street, Dayton, Ohio: The World Is His Paarish, Treasure Chest of Fuun and Fact Postal Publications, Inc., 270 Park Avenue, New York, N.Y. (Atlas): Battlefront, Patsy and Her Pals Premier Magazines, Inc., 11 East 44th Street, New York, N.Y. (PM): Animal Fun, Horror from the Tomb, Masked Ranger, Nuts, Police Against Crime, True Love Confessions Prime Publications, Inc., 270 Park Avenue, New York, N.Y. (Atlas): Captain America, Uncanny Tales Real Adventures Publishing Co., Inc., 1658 Summer Street, Standord, Conn. (Fiction House): The Spirit, 3D Sheena, 3D Circus, The First Christmas Regis Publications, Inc., 45 West Street, New York, N.Y. (ACG): Cookie Comics, Funny Films, Lovelorn Ribage Publishing Corp., 480 Lexington Amenue, New York, N.Y.: Crime Mysteries, Youthul Romances St. Johns Publications, 545 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. (Preferred): Abbott & Costello, Authentic Police Cases, Basil, Bingo The Monkey Doodle Boy, Crime on the Run, Cinderella Love, Daring Adventures, Diary Secrets, Dinky Duck, Fightin' Marines, Fly Boy, Gandy Goose, Heckle and Jeckle, House of Terrors, Invisible Boy, Kid Cowboy, Kid Carrots, Little Eva, Little Ike, Little Roqufort, Lucy the Real Gone Gal, Mighty Mouse Adventures Stories, Meet Miss Pepper, Mopsy, Nightmare, North West Mounties, 1,000,000 Years Ago, Paul Terry, Pictoral Romances, Perfect Love, Romantic Marriage, Teen Age Romances, Teen Age Temptations, Terrytoons, The Hawk, The Whack, Three Stooges, Tor & CheeChee, True Love Pictoral, Wartime Romances, Western Bandit Trails, Weird Horrors, Wild Boy. 3D-series: 9 of the above titles. Scope Magazines, Inc., 45 West 45th Street, New York, N.Y. (ACG): Giggle Comics, Ha Ha Comics, Out of the Night. Signal Publishing Co., 125 East 46th Street, New York N.Y. Girls' Love Stories, Girls Romances. Song Hits, Inc., Division Street, Derby, Conn. (CDC): Atomic Mouse, Cowboy Western, Crime and Justice, Eh! Funny Animals, Haunted, Hot Rods and Racing Cars, Lash La Rue Western, My Little Margie, Packet Squad In Action, Rocky Lane Western, Romandtic Story, Six-Gun Heroes, Space Adventures, Strange Suspense Stories, Sweethearts, Tex Ritter Western, The Thing, True Life Secrets, TV Teens, Zoo Funnies. Sphere Publishing Co., 270 Park Avenue, New York, N.Y. (Atlas): Combat Kelly, Millie the Model Comics. Sport Action, Inc., 270 Park Avenue, New York, N.Y. (Atlas): Combat Casey. Standard Magazines, Inc., 10 East 40th Street, New York, N.Y.: Intimate Love, Thrilling Romances. Stanhall Publications, Inc., 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, N.Y. Briadway-Hollywood Blackouts, Farmers Daughter, G.I. Jane, Muggy Doo, Oh Brother. Stanmor Publications, Inc., 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. (Stanley P. Morse): Battle Cry. Star Publications, Inc., 545 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. (Star): All Famous Police Cases, Confessions of Love, Confessions of Romances, Frisky Animals, Fun Comics, Ghostly Weird Stories, Mighty Bear, Popular Teen Agers, Shocking Mystery Cases, Spool, Startling Terror Tales, Super Cat, Terrifying Tales, Terrors of The Jungle, The Horrors, The Outlaws, Top Love Stories, True to Life Romances, Unsane. Sterling Comics, Inc., 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, N.Y.: The Informer, The Tormented. Story Comics, Inc., 11 East 44th Street, New York, N.Y.: Fight Against Crime, Mysterious Adventures Timely Comics, Inc., 270 Park Avenue, New York, N.Y. (Atlas): Love Romances, Secret Story Romances Tiny Tot Comics, Inc., 225 Lafayette Street, New York, N.Y. (EC): Panic, Shock Suspence Stories Titan Publishing Co., 45 West 45th Street, New York, N.Y. (ACG): Forbidden Worlds, Funny Films, Atomic Sub Toby Press, Inc., 17 East 45th Street, New York, N.Y. (Toby): Billy The Kid, Felix and His Friends, Felix The Cat, Gabby Hayes, Great Lover Romances, He-Man, John Wayne, Johnny Danger, Lil Abner, Meet Merton, Return of the Outlaw, Sorority Secrets, Super Brat, Tales of Horror, With the Marines Trogen Magazines, 125 East 46th Street, New York, N.Y.: Beware 20th Century Comic Corp., 270 Park Avenue, New York, N.Y. (Atlas): Astonishing Mystery Tales USA Comic Magazine Corp., 270 Park Avenue, New York, N.Y. (Atlas): War Comics United Feature Syndicate, Inc., 220 East 42d Street, New York, N.Y. (United Feature): Comics on Parade, Fritizi Ritz, Sparkle Comics, Sparkler Comics, Tip-Top Comics, Tip Topper Comics Unity Publishing Corp., 23 West 47th Street, New York, N.Y. (Ace): The Beyond Visual Editions, Inc., 10 East 40th Street, New York, N.Y. (Standard): Adventures into Darkness, Dennis The Menace, Joe Yank, Kathy, New Romances, Out of the Shadows, Rocky, The Unseen Western Fiction Publishing Co., 270 Park Avenue, New York, N.Y. (Atlas): Journey Into Unknown Worlds, Wild Western Witches Tales, Inc., 1860 Broadway, New York, N.Y. (Harvey): Chamber of Chills, Witches Tales Wings Publishing Co., 1658 Summer Street, Standord, Conn. (Fiction House): Indians, Wings Comics Zenith Publishing Corp., 270 Park Avenue, New York, N.Y. (Atlas): Girl Confessions, The Monkey and The Bear Ziff-Davis Publishing Co., 366 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y.: G.I. Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Davis Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 ORGANIZATION OF THE COMIC BOOK INDUSTRY IN THE UNITED STATES ACCORDING TO DISTRIBUTOR, COMIC GROUP, AND PUBLISHER, IN THE SPRING OF 1954 Ace News Corp., 23 West 47th Street, New York, N.Y.; A.A. Wyn, president; 5 publishers, 11 comic titles. Comic groups, publiishers, and number of comic-book titles Ace Fiction Group, 23 West 47th Street, New York, N.Y. Owners: A.A. Wyn, Rose Wyn. Publisher: Number of titles A.A. Wyn, Inc. .................................................................................................... 5 Ace Magazines, Inc. ............................................................................................ 2 Junior Books, Inc. ................................................................................................ 1 Peridical House, Inc. ........................................................................................... 2 Unity Publishing Corp .......................................................................................... 1 (The) American News Co., Inc., 131 Varick Street, New York, N.Y.; P. O'Connell, president; 26 publishers, 287 comic titles. Comic groups, publiishers, and number of comic-book titles Archie Comic Group, 241 Church Street, New York, N.Y. OPwners: Maurice Coyne, John L. Goldwater, Louis H. Silberkleit. Publisher: Number of titles Archie Comic Publications, Inc. ............................................................................. 9 Close-Up, Inc. ...................................................................................................... 6 Dell Comi Group, 264 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. Owners: George T., Delacorte, Jr. Margarita Delacorte, 687 stockholders of Wester Printing & Lithopgraphing Co. Publisher: Number of titles Dell Comics ......................................................................................................... 88 K. K. Publications, Inc ......................................................................................... 19 Famous Funnies Group, 500 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. Owners: Stockholder: James H. Darcey, David S. Hibbard, Sylvia S. Hibbard, Eric Pape, William B. Pape, William J. Pape, E. Robert Stevenson, Elizabeth B. Stevenson, Robert I, Stevenson, J. Warren Upson. Publisher: Number of titles Famous Funnies Publications ................................................................................. 3 Fiction House, Inc., 1658 Summer Street, Stamford, Conn. Owner: J.G. Scott Publisher: Number of titles Fiction House, Inc. ................................................................................................. 1 Fight Stories, Inc. ................................................................................................... 1 Slying Stories, Inc. ................................................................................................. 2 Glen-Kel Publishing Co., Inc. .................................................................................. 2 Love Romances Publishing Co., Inc. ....................................................................... 1 Real Adventures Publishing Co. .............................................................................. 4 Wings Publishing Co., Inc. ...................................................................................... 2 Jay Jay Publications, 316 North 8th Street, St. Louis, Mo. Owners: B.M. Mirsh, R. Grable, R. Messing, Sr., R. Messing, Jr. Publisher: Number of titles Jay Jay Corp ........................................................................................................ 1 Magainze Enterprises, 11 Park Place, New York, N. Y. Owner: Vincent Sullivan Publisher: Number of titles Magazine Enterprises ........................................................................................... 17 Preferred Comics Group, 545 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. Owner: Archer St. John Publisher: Number of titles St. John Publications ............................................................................................. 55 Quality Romance Group, 347 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y. Owners: Everett M. Arnold, Claire C. Arnold. Publisher: Number of titles Arnold Publications, Inc. ......................................................................................... 2 Comic Favorites, Inc. ............................................................................................. 2 Comic Magazines ................................................................................................. 14 Standard Comics Group, 10 East 40th Street, New York, N.Y. Owner: Ned L. Pines. Publisher: Number of titles Better Publications, Inc. .......................................................................................... 2 Literary Enterprises, Inc. ......................................................................................... 4 Standard Magazines, Inc. ........................................................................................ 2 Visual Editions, Inc. ................................................................................................ 8 Star Publications, 545 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. Owner: J. Kramer. Publisher: Number of titles Star Publications, Inc. ............................................................................................ 19 Toby Press Group, 17 East 45th Street, New York, N.Y. Owner: Elliott A. Caplin. Publisher: Number of titles Toby Press, Inc. ................................................................................................... 16 United Feature Comic Group, 220 East 42d Street, New York, N.Y. Owners: Karl A. Bickel, Winfred Scripps Ellis, Margaret C. Hawkins, W.W. Hawkings, Jack R. Howard, Margaret R. Howard, Roy W. Haward, Charles W. Scripps, Edward W. Scripps, Florence Scripps Kellogg, John P. Scripps, Robert P. Scripps, The Eleen Browning Scripps Foundation. Publisher: Number of titles United Feature Syndicate, Inc. ............................................................................... 6 Ziff-Davis Publishing Co., 366 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y. Owners: B.G. Davis, Sylvia Davis, Amelia Ziff. Publisher: Number of titles Ziff-Davis Publishing Co. ....................................................................................... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Davis Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 DISTRIBUTOR Atlas Magazines, Inc., 270 Park Avenue, New York, N.Y.; Martin Goodman, president; 31 publishers 64 comic titles. Comic groups, publishers, and number of comic-book titles Magazine Management Co., Marvel Comic Group (Atlas), 270 Park Avenue, New York, N.Y. Owners: Martin Goodman, Jean Goodman. Publisher: Number of titles Animirth Comics, Inc. ............................................................................................. 6 Atlas News Co., Inc. .............................................................................................. 3 Bard Publishing Corp............................................................................................... 1 Broadcast Features Publications, Inc. ...................................................................... 2 Canam Publishers Sales Corp.................................................................................. 4 Chipiden Publishing Corp......................................................................................... 2 Classic Syndicate, Inc. ............................................................................................ 1 Comic Combine Corp.............................................................................................. 3 Cornell Publishing Corp........................................................................................... 2 Current Detective Stories........................................................................................ 1 Foto Parade, Inc. ................................................................................................... 1 Gen Publications, Inc. ............................................................................................ 1 Hercules Publishing Corp........................................................................................ 3 Interstate Publishing Corp....................................................................................... 3 Leading Magazine Corp.......................................................................................... 1 Male Publishing Corp............................................................................................. 3 Manvis Publications, Inc. ....................................................................................... 1 Marvel Comics, Inc. .............................................................................................. 1 Miss America Publshing Corp................................................................................. 1 Newsstand Publications, Inc. .................................................................................. 1 Official Magazine Corp........................................................................................... 6 Postal Publications, Inc. ......................................................................................... 2 Prime Publications, Inc. ......................................................................................... 2 Sphere Publications, Inc. ........................................................................................ 2 Sports Action, Inc. ................................................................................................. 1 Timely Comics, Inc. ............................................................................................... 2 20th Century Comic Corp........................................................................................ 2 USA Comic Magazine Corp.................................................................................... 1 Western Fiction Publishing Corp.............................................................................. 2 Zenith Publishing Corp............................................................................................ 2 DISTRIBUTOR Capital Distributing Co., Derby, Comm.; Robert A. Baker, circulation director; 1 publisher, 21 comic titles. Comic groups, publishers, and number of comic-book titles Charlton Comics Group, Division Street, Derby, Comm. Owners: Edward Levy, John Santangelo. Publisher: Number of titles Song Hits, Inc. ..................................................................................................... 21 DISTRIBUTOR Curtis Circulation Co., Independence Square, Philadelphia, Pa; Benjamin Allen, president; 2 publishers, 103 comic titles. Comic groups, publishers, and number of comic-book titles William E. Kanter, 101 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. Owners: Albert L. Kanter, Hal Kanter, Maurice Janter, Rose Kanter, William E. Kanter. Publisher: Number of titles Famous Authors, Ltd. ........................................................................................... 10 Gilberton Co., Inc. ................................................................................................ 93 DISTRIBUTOR Fawcett Publications, Inc., 67 West 44th Street, New York, N.Y.; Roger Fawcett, vice president; 1 publisher, 9 comic titles. Comic groups, publishers, and number of comic-book titles Fawcett Publications, Inc., Fawcett Place, Greenwich, Conn. Stockholders: Claire Sue Bagg, James Wesley Bagg, Marion Fawcett Bagg, William Bagg, Gordon W. Fawcett, Helen Aline Fawcett, John Fawcett, John Roger, Fawcett, Mary Blair Fawcett, Michael Blair Fawcett, Roger Fawcett, Roscoe K. Fawcett, Marie F. Fawcett, Thomas Knowlton Fawcett, Vivian D. Fawcett, W.H. Fawcettt, Jr., W.H. Fawcett III, William Blair Fawcett, Mrs. Virginia Kerr, (Estate of) Mira King, Gloria Fawcett Leary, Mrs. Eva Roberts. Publisher: Number of titles Fawcett Publications, Inc. ...................................................................................... 9 DISTRIBUTOR Gilberton Co., Inc., 101 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y.; William E. Kanter, vice president; 1 publisher, 1 comic title. Comic groups, publishers, and number of comic-book titles Gilberton Co., Inc., 101 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. Owners: Albert L. Kanter, Hal Kanter, Maurice Kanter, Rose Kanter, William E. Kanter. Publisher: Number of titles Gilberton Co., Inc. ................................................................................................. 1 DISTRIBUTOR Hearst Magazine (International Circulation Division of) 250 West 55th Street, New York, N.Y.; R.E. Haig, vice president; 1 publisher 16 comic titles. Comic groups, publishers, and number of comic-book titles Avon Comics Group, 575 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y. Owners: Joseph Meyers, Maurice Diamond, Harry Rebell. Publisher: Number of titles Avon Periodicals, Inc. .......................................................................................... 16 DISTRIBUTOR Independent News Co., 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, N.Y.; Paul H. Sampliner, prsident; 10 publishers, 65 comic titles. Comic groups, publishers, and number of comic-book titles American Comics Group, 45 West 45th Street, New York, N.Y. Owners: Fredrick H. Igner, Frances Sanger. Publisher: Number of titles Best Syndicated Features ...................................................................................... 3 Regis Publications, Inc. ......................................................................................... 3 Scope Magazines, Inc. .......................................................................................... 3 Titan Publishing Co. .............................................................................................. 3 Beverly Publishing Co., 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, N.Y. Owners: Gizella F. Frank, Sonia Iger, George H. Levy. Publisher: Number of titles Beverly Publishing Co. ........................................................................................... 1 National Comics Group, 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, N.Y. Owners: A. Donenfeld, G. Donenefeld, H. Honenefeld, I. Donenfeld, S. Donenfeld, J.L. Golinko, F. Iger, J.S. Liebowitz, R. Liebowitz. A. I. Menin, P.H. Sampliner, S.U. Sampliner. Publisher: Number of titles National Comics Publications, Inc. ......................................................................... 40 Prize Comic Group, 1790 Broadway, New York, N.Y. Owners: Michael M. Bleier, Paul Epstein. Publisher: Number of titles Crestwood Publishing Co., Inc. .............................................................................. 2 Feature Publications, Inc. ...................................................................................... 4 Headline Publications, Inc. .................................................................................... 4 Signal Publishing Co., 125 East 46th Street, New York, N.Y. Owners: Avrum Ben-Avi, Irwin Donenfeld, Harry C., Lieb. Publisher: Number of titles Signal Publishing Co.............................................................................................. 2 DISTRIBUTOR Kable News Co., 500 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y.; Samuel James Campbell, chairman of board; 11 publishers, 36 comic titles. Comic groups, publishers, and number of comic-book titles Farrell Comic Group, 30 East 60th Street, New York, N.Y. Owners: Robert W. Farrell, S. Lichtenbert. Publisher: Number of titles Excellent Publications, Inc. .................................................................................... 2 Farrell Comic, Inc. ................................................................................................ 3 Four Star Publications, Inc. .................................................................................... 2 Allen Hardy, 500 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. Owners: Philip Birch, Jerry Feldmann, Allan Hardy, Harry Lutz. Coowner of Mystery Publishing Co., Inc.: Samuel J. Campbell Publisher: Number of titles Allen Hardy Associates......................................................................................... 6 Mystery Publishing Co., Inc. ................................................................................. 4 Stanley P. Morse, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. Owners of Aragon, Gilmor and Stanmor: Gilbert Singer, Michael Morse, Stanley P. Morse. Owners of Key: S. Lichtenbert, Stanley P. Morse. Publisher: Number of titles Aragon Magazines, Inc. ......................................................................................... 1 Gilimor Magazines, Inc. ......................................................................................... 2 Key Publications, Inc. ............................................................................................ 4 Stanmor Publications, Inc. ...................................................................................... 1 Premier Magazines, Inc., 11 East 44th Street, New York, N.Y. Owner: Lew A. Stricoff. Publisher: Number of titles Premier Magazines, Inc. ........................................................................................ 6 Joseph A. Wolfert, 32 Broadway, New York, N.Y. Owner: HJoseph A. Wolfert. Publisher: Number of titles Joseph A. Wolfert.................................................................................................. 5 DISTRIBUTOR Leader News Co., Inc., 114 East 47th Street, New York N.Y.; Michael Estrow, president; 12 publishers, 24 comic titles. Comic groups, publishers, and number of comic-book titles Entertaining Comics Group, 225 Lafayette Street, New York, N.Y. Owners: William M. Gaines, Jesse K. Gaines. Coowner of Tiny Tot: Virginia E. MacAdie Publisher: Number of titles Educational Comics................................................................................................ 1 Fables Publishing Co., Inc. ..................................................................................... 3 I.C. Publishing Co., Inc. ......................................................................................... 1 L.L. Publishing Co. ............................................................................................... 2 Tiny Tot Comics.................................................................................................... 2 Master Comics, Inc., 11 East 44th Street, New York, N.Y. Owners: Michael Estrow and Stanley M. Estrow as agents for Leader News Co. Publisher: Number of titles Master Comics...................................................................................................... 1 Mikeross Publications, Inc., 55 West 42d Street, New York, N.Y. Publishers: Ross Andru, Michael Esposito. Publisher: Number of titles Mikeross Publications, Inc. .................................................................................... 2 Ribage Publishing Corp., 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, N.Y. Owners: Michael Estrow and Stanley M. Estrow as agents for Leader News Co. Publisher: Number of titles Ribage Publishing Corp. ........................................................................................ 2 Stanhall Publications, Inc., 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, N.Y. Owners: Michael Estrow and Stanley M. Estrow as agents for Leader News Co. Publisher: Number of titles Stanhall Publications, Inc. ...................................................................................... 5 Sterling Comics, Inc., 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, N.Y. Owners: Sidney Chenkin, Eleanor Grupsmith, Peter V.D. Voorhees, Martin Smith Publisher: Number of titles Sterling Comics, Inc. ............................................................................................. 2 Story Comic, Inc., 11 Est 44th Street, New York, N.Y. Owners: William K. Friedman, Morton Myers. Publisher: Number of titles Trojan Magazines, Inc. ......................................................................................... 1 DISTRIBUTOR George A. Pflaum, 38 West 5th Street, Dayton, Ohio; George A. Pflaum, Jr.; 1 publisher, 2 comic titles. Comic groups, publishers, and number of comic-book titles George A. Pflaum, 38 West 5th Street, Dayton Ohio. Owners: Mrs. Mary Pflaum Fischer, George A. Pflaum, Sr., Mrs. George A. Pflaum. Publisher: Number of titles George A. Pflaum, Publisher.................................................................................. 2 DISTRIBUTOR Publishers Distributing Corp., 1481 Broadway, New York, N.Y.; I.S. Manheimer, president; 10 publishers, 37 comic titles. Comic groups, publishers, and number of comic-book titles Lev Gleason Comics, 114 East 32d Street, New York, N.Y. Owners: Leverett S. Gleason, Garol L. Rosenthal, Edward Rosenthal, Ellen J. Rosenthal, Jane Rosenthal, Judy Rosenthal, Morton Rosenthal, Pat Rosenthal, Peter Rosenthal, Rosalind Rosenthal. Publisher: Number of titles Leverett S. Gleason............................................................................................... 9 Harvey Comics Group, Inc., 1860 Broadway, New York, N.Y. Owners: Alfred Harvey, Leon Harvey, Robert B. Harvey. Publisher: Number of titles Family Comics, Inc. .............................................................................................. 1 Harvey Enterprises, Inc. ....................................................................................... 3 Harvey Picture Magazines, Inc. ............................................................................ 2 Harvey Publications............................................................................................... 4 Harvey Publications Inc. ....................................................................................... 8 Home Comics, Inc. ............................................................................................... 5 Illustrated Humor, Inc. .......................................................................................... 1 Witches Tales, Inc. ............................................................................................... 2 Our Publishing Co., 114 East 32d Street, New York, N.Y. Owner: Ray R. Hermann. Publisher: Number of titles Our Publishing Co.................................................................................................. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Davis Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 Sorry but I have forgotten where I picked this up from. It may have been google books? Thought it might be useful for your project. Jerry Bails Who's Who is another I use. Earl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gifflefunk Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 I have a copy of the report. But it is just a single snapshot of time (1954) and doesn't encompass the years prior to or after the research was done for the report. And as I've discovered over the years, the report isn't 100% accurate either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbcomicbox Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 Ok, near as I can figure here is the organizational layout of the "Universal Comics Group": Es-Et-Go Magazines was the art shop where L.B. Cole was employed. Holyoke Printing, Holyoke, Mass. was the print shop Publishers Distributing Company [PDC symbol on the covers] did the distribution. All three companies were owned by Frank Z. Temerson and Irving W. Ullman. Aside from their own publications (those commonly refered to as Holyoke or Continental) they would also crank out a lot of dreck for anyone with the cash (and Cole would often toss a cool cover on an otherwise smelly pile of cr*p). Temerson and Ullman were a shifty pair and it appears they helped Victor Fox protect his cash cow title, Blue Beetle, when Fox was hounded by creditors in 1942. It looks like Fox moved Blue Beetle over to Holyoke (while still maintaining ownership) and then declared bankruptcy. He probably continued to generate an income from this title and used it to help fund his company's rebirth in 1944 (at which point the Blue Beetle transfered back to Fox directly). These boys were in between Chesler and Centaur Ultem jb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gifflefunk Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 While digging around for some other information I came across the following which seems to indicate that Croydon Publishing Co. was a J. A. Kramer company (Star Comics): Publisher Index If you search for Croydon in the PDF document you'll find several entries that really seem to link Croydon to Kramer and the Star Comics addresses. Correct. I no longer believe Croydon to be part of the Universal Comic Group (Baird/Rewl/Rural Home). I don't see any evidence of a connection other than making the assumption that since Lloyd Jacquet Studio did the content for Croydon's Variety Comics series and that Funnies Inc. was a content provider for Universal that the two were somehow related at a publishing level (I'm not even sure if Lloyd Jacquet was still involved with Funnies Inc. in 1944-1946. All signs indicate that he sold Funnies Inc. and started the Lloyd Jacquet Studio). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreatEscape Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 Eagle #1...an L.B. Cole masterpiece and Rural Home-Run IMO! GE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electricmastro Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 (edited) Humphrey Bogart reading Blue Circle Comics #3 (September, 1944). Art by Harold DeLay: Edited May 13, 2020 by Electricmastro Hutch88 and Robot Man 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...